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National Basketball Association Appendix 2 to Sports Facility Reports, Volume 5, Number 2 ( Copyright 2005, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Note: Information compiled from Forbes Magazine (franchise values), Lexis.com, Sports Business Journal, and other sources published on or before January12, 2005. Team Principal Owner Recent Purchase Current Value ($/Mil) Price ($/Mil) (Percent Increase/Decrease From Last Year) Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Spirit, LLC $250 (2004) $232 (+15%) includes Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers (NHL), and operating rights in Philips Arena Arena ETA COST % FACILITY FINANCING (millions) Publicly Financed Philips Arena 1999 $213.5 91% The facility was financed through $149.5 M in taxable revenue bonds that will be paid back through stadium revenues. A new 3% car rental tax pays for $62 M of the public infrastructure costs and Time Warner contributed $20 M for the remaining infrastructure costs. UPDATE The purchase of the Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) franchise, and operating rights in Philips Arena to the Atlanta Spirit, Inc. was finalized in March 2004. A recently reported investor with a 1% share in the franchise is Atlanta Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins. NAMING RIGHTS Philips Electronics is paying $185 million over 20 years for the naming rights that expire in 2019. Team Principal Owner Recent Purchase Current Value ($/Mil) Price ($/Mil) (Percent Increase/Decrease From Last Year) Boston Celtics Boston Basketball $360 (2002) $290 (+6%) Partners LP, a group made up of Wycliffe Grousbeck, H. Irving Grousbeck and Stephen Pagliuca. Arena ETA COST % FACILITY FINANCING (millions) Publicly Financed FleetCenter 1995 $160 0% Privately financed and owned by the NHL’s Bruins. UPDATE Although the least with the FleetCenter does not expire until 2011, there have been rumors floating around that the Celtics will leave the FleetCenter and built their own arena because of disputes with FleetCenter and Boston Bruins owner, Jeremy Jacobs. So far the owners of the Celtics have not confirmed these rumors and there has been no visible movement towards breaking away from the FleetCenter. NAMING RIGHTS Fleet Bank pays $2 million per year to Jeremy Jacobs, owner of the Bruins, for the 15-year naming rights deal that expires in 2010. FleetBoston Financial was sold to Bank of America and in January 2005 the Bank of America announced that it would not change the name of the Center and would actually pay $3 million to exit the existing naming rights deal. A search for a new naming rights sponsor will begin by the end of January 2005, but the Center will continue to be called the FleetCenter until the naming rights are re-sold. Team Principal Owner Recent Purchase Current Value ($/Mil) Price ($/Mil) (Percent Increase/Decrease From Last Year) Charlotte Bobcats Robert Johnson $300 (2002) N/A “Estimated” Arena ETA COST % FACILITY FINANCING (millions) Publicly Financed Charlotte Coliseum 1988 $52 100% Publicly funded (2004-2005 Season) “New Arena” 2005 $265 65% Two bonds, backed by revenue from city tourist taxes. Bank of (Est.) America, Duke Energy and Wachovia are underwriting $100 M in exchange for approximately $50 M from the sale of real estate downtown, where the venue will be located. An additional $16.8 M is coming from the authority, which receives exclusive food and beverage rights for its contributions; and the balance from the team. UPDATE The Charlotte Bobcats are currently playing in the Charlotte Coliseum until their new arena opens in time for the 2005 season. The new arena will host 18,500 seats including 12 founder suites, 51 private suites, 4 party suites, 60 loge boxes and 2,600 club and courtside seats. The arena will also host an interactive arcade area sponsored by the Bobcat’s official soft drink provider, Coca-Cola. Once finished, the team will have to play in the new arena for 25 years or pay a maximum of $200 million in damages. NAMING RIGHTS According to a recent Charlotte Business Journal report, the Bobcats are trying to sell naming rights for the new arena for more than $4 million per year with a minimum commitment of 10 years. Team Principal Owner Recent Purchase Current Value ($/Mil) Price ($/Mil) (Percent Increase/Decrease From Last Year) Chicago Bulls A 29 member $9 (1985) $368 (+3%) ownership group, headed by Jerry Reinsdorf Arena ETA COST % FACILITY FINANCING (millions) Publicly Financed United Center 1994 $150 7% Joint venture between Bulls and NHL Blackhawks. Financed jointly with city and private corporations. NAMING RIGHTS United Airlines is paying $25 million over 20 years for the naming rights that expire in 2014. Team Principal Owner Recent Purchase Current Value ($/Mil) Price ($/Mil) (Percent Increase/Decrease From Last Year) Cleveland Cavaliers George and Gordon $20 (1983) $298 (+15%) Gund Arena ETA COST % FACILITY FINANCING (millions) Publicly Financed Gund Arena 1994 $152 48% Built as part of a city sports complex that was funded both publicly and privately. Public funding from state capital improvement funds and countywide sin taxes on alcohol ($3/gallon on liquor, 16 cents/gallon on beer) and cigarettes (4.5 cents/pack) for 15 years. UPDATES Dan Gilbert, a Detroit businessman and the chairman of Quicken Loans, is rumored to have bid $375 million for both the Cavaliers franchise and the Gund Arena Co. Even if the team is sold, the new owners are not expected to move the team because the lease of the Gund Arena is one of the most valuable aspects of the package. Currently the Cavaliers pay extremely low rent on the arena and are able to make a profit through the promotion of concerts and other events at the arena. NAMING RIGHTS Gordon Gund is paying $14 million over 20 years for the naming rights that expire in 2014. Team Principal Owner Recent Purchase Current Value ($/Mil) Price ($/Mil) (Percent Increase/Decrease From Last Year) Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban $280 for 54% of $374 (+11%) team and 50% of American Airlines Center (2000). In January of 2002, Belo Corp. sold its 12.38% share to Cuban for $27 million. Arena ETA COST % FACILITY FINANCING (millions) Publicly Financed American Airlines Center 2001 $420* 38% The City capped its spending at $125 M and the Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, and Stars owner, Tom Hicks, covered the remaining amount. The funds to repay the public portion of the financing are coming from a 5% car rental tax, 2% hotel tax, and a $3.4 M per- year lease with the teams for 30 years. UPDATES Currently, owner Mark Cuban is attempting to gear up the American Airlines Center to be a state-of-the-art, Wi-Fi access venue. The technology will let fans in premium-section seats order food and drinks, and give security personnel using PDAs access to 180 wireless security cameras that cover more than 1 million square feet of the arena. In addition, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) just opened a station at the American Airlines Center, thus connecting the Center to downtown Dallas. NAMING RIGHTS American Airlines is paying $195 million over 30 years for the naming rights that expire in 2031. In 2003, when American Airlines restructured to prevent filing for bankruptcy, the annual payments were restructured. Team Principal Owner Recent Purchase Current Value ($/Mil) Price ($/Mil) (Percent Increase/Decrease From Last Year) Denver Nuggets Stan Kroenke $450 (2000) $268 (+23%) (Includes Nuggets, Avalanche, and Pepsi Center. The Nuggets alone were $202) Arena ETA COST % FACILITY FINANCING (millions) Publicly Financed Pepsi Center 1999 $164.5 3% Financed mostly through private loans. Also received $15 M from Liberty Media and $4.5 M in infrastructure, $2.25 M for construction sales tax rebates and $2.1 M annually for property tax exemptions. NAMING RIGHTS Pepsi is paying $68 million over 20 years for the naming rights that expire in 2019. Team Principal Owner Recent Purchase Current Value ($/Mil) Price ($/Mil) (Percent Increase/Decrease From Last Year) Detroit Pistons William Davidson $8 (1974) $363 (+28%) Arena ETA COST % FACILITY FINANCING (millions) Publicly Financed The Palace of Auburn Hills 1988 $70 0% Privately financed by a bank loan and equity contribution by team ownership. NAMING RIGHTS In 1998 the owners of The Palace hired a marketing company to negotiate the rights to rename the arena, but no deal ever developed. As of November 2004, there are still no plans to sell the naming rights to the palace. Team Principal Owner Recent Purchase Current Value ($/Mil) Price ($/Mil) (Percent Increase/Decrease From Last Year) Golden State Warriors Christopher Cohan $95 (75% share) $228 (+21%) (1995) Arena ETA COST % FACILITY FINANCING (millions) Publicly Financed The Arena in Oakland 1966 $25.5 100% In 1997, the arena was renovated. The city and the county issued $140 M. 80% was refinanced by private loans guaranteed by the Warriors and the remaining 20% was paid by the city and county. UPDATE Current owner, Christopher Cohan, recently sold a 20% share of the Golden State Warriors to a group of four businessmen, including Michael Marks, Jim Davidson, and John Thompson. This deal is still pending approval from the NBA. It is rumored to be worth $50 to $60 million. NAMING RIGHTS In April 2004, the team was talking to Ross Stores Inc. about purchasing naming rights for the arena. Sources say a deal of $30 - $50 million would not be unreasonable due to the location and the market. If the team is able to make a deal within the next three years, the team would get 60% of the revenue and the rest would go to the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority. If a deal is not reached in that time the responsibility to get a deal will go back to the Coliseum Authority, as part of the settlement between the two groups reached in September 2003.
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